# Accident 19900413008819A: Cessna 207, Kotzebue, AK, April 13, 1990

- Type: FAA accident report (Accident/Incident Data System), as reported
- Date: April 13, 1990, 12:30 local time
- Place: Kotzebue, AK
- Damage: Substantial damage
- Phase of flight: Unauth Low Level Opns
- Operating rules: General operating rules (Part 91)
- Operator: FXTA
- Location: 67.2394° N, 161.1895° W: From the FAA, an estimate near the named town, within about 3 miles
- Nearby events: https://openairdocs.org/map.md?lat=67.2394&lon=-161.1895&mi=10
- Aircraft: N9964M (not matched to a registry record)
- Reported make and model: CESSNA 207
- Reported engine: CONT IO520*
- People aboard: 1
- Fatal injuries: 0
- Pilot flight hours: 5,000 total, 2,500 in this make and model, 300 in the last 90 days
- NTSB investigation: [NTSB ANC90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA060) (OpenAirDocs)
- FAA source: FAA Aviation Safety Information Portal (https://asip.faa.gov/)
- Page: https://openairdocs.org/incident/19900413008819A

## Narrative

As the FAA filed it, in capitals; the FAA replaces private details with ^PRIVACY DATA OMITTED^.

WING STRUCK A SNOWBANK WHILE MANEUVERING AT A LOW ALTITUDE. AIRCRAFT CARTWHEELED AND CRASHED.

## The NTSB's investigation of this event (1)

From the NTSB's public API. Aircraft are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported serial number, make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.

- [NTSB ANC90LA060](https://openairdocs.org/ntsb/ANC90LA060), Apr 13, 1990: Cessna 207 (N9964M), Kotzebue, AK, substantial damage. Probable cause: THE PILOT-IN-COMMAND'S FAILURE TO MAINTAIN THE PROPER ALTITUDE.

From the FAA Accident/Incident Data System. Reports are matched to registry aircraft by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry's history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model. For accidents, the NTSB's own investigation is the fuller record.

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